A
primary subject category containing information pertaining to safety
regulations, air commerce, air freight, development of aeronautics, the control
and use of navigable airspace, research and development of air navigation
facilities, development and operation of a common system of air traffic control
and navigation for civil aircraft, and aviation policy.

Subject
categories and sub-categories fully available for research are bolded. Closed categories and
sub-categories have a simple phrase describing their contents.

DESCRIPTION OF SECONDARY
FILE CODES

File
CodeDescription

CACivil Aviation (1.3 ft; boxes 1-4)

This
secondary subject category contains information pertaining to United
States aviation policy;
aviation negotiations between the United
States and other
countries; airline and aircraft landing rights; amendments to the Federal
Aviation Act of 1958; and the Office of Science and Technology Policy Review
Committee relating to aeronautics research.This subject category includes material related to topics found in other
CA secondary file categories.

CA001Accidents - Safety (0.8 ft; boxes 4-6)

This
subject category contains information pertaining to aviation safety and
security; safe and efficient use of airspace; the Air Traveler Security Act;
investigation of aircraft accidents; Air Florida crash into the Potomac River;
prevention of near air collisions; air traffic control system; closing of air
control towers; effects on safety due to 1981 air traffic controller strike and
subsequent firing; requests for consideration in hiring for air traffic
controller positions; complaints about the Federal Aviation Administration and
its rules; and aircraft smoking ban.

CA002Aircraft Development (0.3 ft; box 6)

This subject category contains
information pertaining to development of aircraft concepts, including the
experimental National Aerospace Plane; proposals for new types of aircraft
systems; aircraft noise problems; Federal Aviation Administration aircraft
noise control rules; and the Airport and Airway Safety and Capacity Expansion
Act of 1987.

This
subject category contains information pertaining to international and domestic
air service routes; route proposals; route eliminations; route rights; gateway
status; and the buying and selling of landing rights (slots).

CA006Subsidies (1 folder; box 8)

This
subject category contains information pertains to government subsidized air
service.

CA007Cases - Decisions (14.1 ft; boxes 8-44)

This
subject category contains information pertaining to Civil Aeronautics Board and
Department of Transportation orders and judicial decisions regarding domestic
and international air carriers and Presidential review of those decisions,
including air service and routes; permit applications and revocations; fare
increases and special fares; baggage tariffs, landing procedures and fees; air
charter approval requests; airline acquisition proposals; and Texas
International Airlines acquisition of Continental Airlines.Also included are procedures for agency
coordination of the cases.